PETALING JAYA: A bank officer told the Kota Kinabalu sessions court that former Sabah water department director Ag Mohd Tahir Ag Mohd Talib had RM2.62 million in two bank accounts six years ago. OCBC Bank operations service centre relief head Robert Yong told the court that the accounts were a…
PETALING JAYA: Certain micro-mobility vehicles like mopeds and electric scooters are banned from being used on roads, says transport minister Wee Ka Siong. At a press conference, Wee said this ban had been gazetted under the Road Traffic Rules and had been in effect since Dec 17. The ban covers…
PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has left the vape industry “hanging without a rope” due to its failure to implement long-delayed regulations, says the Malaysia Retail Electronic Cigarette Association (MRECA). “The industry is in a state of uncertainty due to the ministry’s failure to prioritise the implementation of vape regulations,”…
KUALA LUMPUR: Three members of a lawyers’ group have criticised police for summoning them for their part in a protest outside the Singapore High Commission on Saturday. Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) coordinator Zaid Malik, who was among the three called in by Dang Wangi police yesterday, said the police must…
PETALING JAYA: Bukit Bendera MP Wong Hon Wai has urged the Cabinet to beef up its cooking oil subsidy programme (COSS) in view of the imminent increase in the price of cooking oil locally. This increase is linked to Indonesia’s latest decision to suspend the exports of cooking oil and…
PETALING JAYA: British tycoon Richard Branson has described the death sentence against Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam as a “horrible blotch” on Singapore’s reputation, as he doubled down to demand clemency for the disabled Malaysian. He told AFP he had “enormous respect” for the financial hub, but said its capital punishment was…
KUALA LUMPUR: A day after Kuala Lumpur was hit by flash floods, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has demanded for heads to roll over the frequent floods in the city. Lim urged the federal territories minister Shahidan Kassim, and environment and water minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man to respond to…
Garis Panduan Pengurusan dan Pengoperasian Sekolah 4.0, akan diumumkan selepas pengumuman mengenai kelonggaran prosedur operasi standard (SOP) oleh Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM), kata Menteri Kanan Pendidikan Radzi Jidin.Beliau berkata Kementerian Pendidikan (KPM) mahu memastikan Garis Panduan Pengurusan dan Pengoperasian Sekolah 4.0 yang akan diumumkan itu, selaras dengan apa yang diumumkan KKM.“Selesai…
IPOH, 25 April (Bernama) -- Perbadanan Pembangunan Pertanian Negeri Perak (PPPNP) atau Perak SADC merekodkan prestasi kewangan memberangsangkan sepanjang tahun lepas apabila mencatatkan pendapatan sebanyak RM830 juta berbanding RM410.7 juta pada 2020. Menteri Besar Perak Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad berkata daripada sudut pengoperasian, pendapatan PPPNP yang direkodkan pada 2021 adalah sebanyak RM511…
SIPITANG: The GRS-BN State Government through initiatives in the Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) is creating as many jobs as possible so that Sabahans will no longer look for work in other places. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor said nearly 200,000 Sabahans, exclusive of dependents,…
KUALA LUMPUR: Police arrested four local men and seized goods worth about RM9.2 million in several raids from Wednesday until yesterday to crack down on the smuggling of contraband, fireworks and wildlife in the capital and Perak. Bukit Aman internal security and public order department director Hazani Ghazali, in his…
KUALA LUMPUR: Exactly a year ago today, the Asean Leaders’ Meeting (ALM) in Jakarta mooted a plan aimed at resolving the political impasse in Myanmar and to restore law and order in the country following the Feb 1, 2021 coup. Known as 5-Point Consensus (5PCs), the plan appeared convincing and…
PETALING JAYA: Human resources minister M Saravanan has accepted the challenge thrown at him by DAP’s P Ramasamy to debate matters pertaining to forced labour. In a Facebook post early this morning, Saravanan said he would be more than delighted to explain and “educate” the Penang deputy chief minister on…
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have refuted a report by an online portal claiming that a detainee was denied medical treatment while being held for investigations. State commercial crime investigation department chief Azman Ali said the suspect, who was arrested on April 17 on suspicion of being involved in the purchase…
PETALING JAYA: Allegations of a plot to topple Umno leaders have damaged ties between the party and PAS “beyond repair”, according to political scientist Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid. Fauzi, a professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia, said the alleged plot highlights the deep mistrust between Umno and its rivals PAS and…
KUALA LUMPUR: Any party wishing to cooperate with PKR must back Anwar Ibrahim as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate, said Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak. The former Perak PKR chief said it was crucial for the party and its allies to regroup behind Anwar, especially after damaging defeats in the…
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to set up a special committee to protect vulnerable groups proves that women, family and community development minister Rina Harun, is not doing her job, a former deputy minister said. Hannah Yeoh said that it was the ministry’s job to look out for vulnerable groups.…
Seorang paraglider maut selepas payung terjun yang dikendalikannya hilang kawalan dan merempuh sebatang pokok setinggi 12.19 meter di Bukit Batu Pahat, Kuala Kubu Bharu di Selangor hari ini.Pengarah Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) Selangor Norazam Khamis berkata mangsa Mohammad Farhad Khalid, 44, dari Subang Jaya dekat Kuala Lumpur, juga tersangkut…
PETALING JAYA: The office of the chief registrar of the Federal Court has lodged a police report denying an allegation that the chief justice had agreed to interfere in the court cases of former prime minister Najib Razak and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The office said there was no…
PUTRAJAYA: Ruling that no injunction can be granted against the government and its agents, the Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal for an interim injunction by Orang Asli villagers from Gua Musang against the Kelantan government and 13 others over encroachment of their ancestral land. The panel of judges…